Hotels Company Hacked, Exposing Consumer Credit Card Info

The credit and debit card information of thousands of guests who
stayed at certain Marriott hotels in 2013 has been stolen,
according to security blogger Brian Krebs.

The target was the hotel management company White Lodging, which
also maintains some Hilton, Sheraton and Westin hotel
franchises.

Bankers started noticing fraud on the compromised cards in March,
according to Krebs. Only certain Marriott hotels were affected,
including locations in Austin, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles,
Louisville, and Tampa.

White Lodging issued a statement saying "an investigation is in
progress" and that they will "provide meaningful information as
soon as it becomes available."

The breach mostly affects credit and debit cards that were used
at hotel gift shops and restaurants.